What's a beach trip without a good book? It's an absolute must-have right? That's how I feel so I was desperately browsing the bookstore at the Changi airport when my friends and I were on my way to Bali. Took a risk with 2 books that I chose after just 3 minutes of browsing on the shelf and they turned out great!!!
The first is "Freakonomics - A Rouge Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. It's an awesome collection of quirkly little findings on how the world operates - but backed up by data. (Like a good P&Ger, I always say Data is King! - damn, what a Proctoid I've turned into =)) It's an especially good book for the times when you don't have several hours straight to hunker down and read... cause each chapter is about different topics. It also gives you time to kinda reflect on the crazy facts that he points out. A seriously entertaining MUST-READ.
The second is "The Chairman" by Stephen Frey. Ohmigod.. as I was writing this I just realized all the books are written by Stephen/Steven! Anyway, back to the point. While John Grisham specializes in law stories and Robert Ludlum in cold war, Stephen Frey focuses on suspense/thriller in the world of business... specifically the world of private equity. Turns out he does have authority to write on this as he s a principal at a Northern Virginia private equity firm. He previously worked in mergers and acquisitions at J. P. Morgan and as a vice president of corporate finance at an international bank in Midtown Manhattan! Good timing for me to stumble onto his books cause I've just about read all the Jeffrey archer (my fave!), John Grisham and Dan Brown books. Apparently, he's published 7 other books so I think I can schedule more beach trips now!
The first is "Freakonomics - A Rouge Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything" by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. It's an awesome collection of quirkly little findings on how the world operates - but backed up by data. (Like a good P&Ger, I always say Data is King! - damn, what a Proctoid I've turned into =)) It's an especially good book for the times when you don't have several hours straight to hunker down and read... cause each chapter is about different topics. It also gives you time to kinda reflect on the crazy facts that he points out. A seriously entertaining MUST-READ.
The second is "The Chairman" by Stephen Frey. Ohmigod.. as I was writing this I just realized all the books are written by Stephen/Steven! Anyway, back to the point. While John Grisham specializes in law stories and Robert Ludlum in cold war, Stephen Frey focuses on suspense/thriller in the world of business... specifically the world of private equity. Turns out he does have authority to write on this as he s a principal at a Northern Virginia private equity firm. He previously worked in mergers and acquisitions at J. P. Morgan and as a vice president of corporate finance at an international bank in Midtown Manhattan! Good timing for me to stumble onto his books cause I've just about read all the Jeffrey archer (my fave!), John Grisham and Dan Brown books. Apparently, he's published 7 other books so I think I can schedule more beach trips now!
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